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New comment by wildrice in "Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk"

wildrice — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:45:07 +0000

I was paying $1400 a month of my GLP-1 (on top of the $2400 monthly health insurance premium). I eventually just bought a batch from a reputable online compounding pharmacy for a very small fraction of that (about 12 months of meds at a time), and send one of the vials in for testing at a mass spectrometer for about $500.

New comment by wildrice in "New California law restricts HOA fines to $100 per violation"

wildrice — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 22:36:38 +0000

You make some fair points, but it’s also worth some self-reflection as an HOA president to understand why so many people resent these institutions. I’ve given two HOAs an honest try, and both ended up reinforcing the same patterns of pettiness and overreach that give them their reputation. The structure itself seems to attract a small group exerting outsized control over others’ property. Hopefully, over time, communities can move toward simpler, more democratic systems that preserve shared spaces without breeding unnecessary conflict.

New comment by wildrice in "Simulator of the life of a 30-year-old in the UK"

wildrice — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:23:16 +0000

How many liters of water does loading this webpage use?

New comment by wildrice in "German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal"

wildrice — Mon, 26 May 2025 15:41:46 +0000

I always thought there was a tremendous irony in Germany’s far left heavily protesting Tesla for Elon’s speech while their own corporate giant committed widespread emissions fraud for years

New comment by wildrice in "Big banks explore venturing into crypto world together with joint stablecoin"

wildrice — Mon, 26 May 2025 14:25:59 +0000

Paper dollars are a common store of value in emerging markets. Trading digital dollars for paper dollars, is becoming as common as paper foreign exchange

New comment by wildrice in "Ferrari to accept crypto as payment for its cars in the US"

wildrice — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 19:21:49 +0000

You likely have 90% of your wealth directly tied to the success of the US. Politically unpredictable and divided, larger deficits than ever, persistent inflation, trillion dollar DOD budget while most under the age of 35 are burdened with huge education debt, unaffordable housing & healthcare, and failing infrastructure and systems.

US assets aren't becoming more valuable, the dollar is losing purchasing power. Bitcoin is a hedge that the US won't maintain it's dominance and growth trajectory of the last 30 years.

Ask HN: How to stop spam calls and texts for an American SIM?

wildrice — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:52:02 +0000

I've recently moved to America and set up my first SIM card. I now get 2-10 phishing texts or scam calls a day while while the help desk at the telecom pretty much says, "that's just the way it is".

Has anyone had any success greatly reducing this? I'm seriously considering disabling SMS and calls on my mobile and having a home phone connected to an answering machine.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31182476

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Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350

wildrice — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:53:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=241-5DZyons

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27588747

Points: 317

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New comment by wildrice in "Coinbase from YC to DPO"

wildrice — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:54:04 +0000

Congrats, to YC. The world is full of people who will discount the success of Brian and , but in just a few short years he's created one of the world's largest financial institutions.

In line with the ethos of crypto? No, not at all, but a bridge has been made between the old world and the new. This IPO will load the coffers of some of the most innovative VCs, engineers, and people who took the risk of investing in, and working at Coinbase.

Reflection's on Robinhood's Growth

wildrice — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:43:01 +0000

Article URL: https://robinhood.engineering/reflections-on-robinhoods-growth-4f117e75adc5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26034925

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New comment by wildrice in "Report suggests a critical flaw in Bitcoin called 'double spend'"

wildrice — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:22:58 +0000

This is disputed by the bitcoin community and likely just typical BTC FUD: https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1352239314587983873?s=19

New comment by wildrice in "Bitcoincore.org removes Satoshi's whitepaper from website after threats from CSW"

wildrice — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:07:08 +0000

"Yesterday both Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org received allegations of copyright infringement of the Bitcoin whitepaper by lawyers representing Craig Steven Wright. In this letter, they claim Craig owns the copyright to the paper, the Bitcoin name, and ownership of bitcoin.org. They also claim he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, and the original owner of bitcoin.org. Bitcoin.org and Bitcoincore.org were both asked to take down the whitepaper."

Bitcoincore.org removes Satoshi's whitepaper from website after threats from CSW